1. Legal and ethical considerations regarding the family circumstances
The man, hit the woman a couple of times because a man called her. He is on probation and was referred by his probation officer. He needs to handle his temper because if he does not and is arrested again or gets in trouble with the law in any way, he could go to jail. Being on probation keeps people in a position where anything could lead to bigger trouble with the law.
2. Multicultural considerations
The client is an African American male. African American males in the United States have experienced unfair treatment by law enforcement in the form of racial profiling and institutionalized racism. Because of this, this population may experience more stress and lower self-esteem that can lead to anger control issues (Chao, Longo, Wang, Dasgupta, & Fear, 2014) He is 21 years-old and stated he is ‘always at the wrong place at the wrong time’. This could mean that he may be involved with people that are in some way connected to crime.
3. Identify any family life cycle considerations
Although the man is not married, he may have plans to begin a family with his girlfriend and become married. This means it is in the beginning stages of the family life cycle. Such considerations would include identifying any pre-existing plans. How these plans could be affected by actions like being arrested and physical abuse.
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